Official UK procurement notice
Framework Agreement for the Service, Calibration and Maintenance of Sea-Bird Scientific Oceanographic Instrumentation
Authority: Scottish Government (Central government)
What is being bought
Published requirement description1.1. The Scottish Government, through Marine Directorate (MD) invites tenders from suitable contractors to supply a Framework Pricing Agreement for the maintenance contract (service, calibration and, where necessary, repairs) of several items of Sea-Bird Scientific oceanographic equipment.
CPV: Calibration services · Marine equipment
How this framework works
From the published notice- Places
- up to 1 suppliers
- Framework period
- 4 yrs from 29 Jul 2026, N/A
The lotProcurement structure
single lot · no lot value publishedLot #1The Scottish Government, through Marine Directorate (MD) invites tenders from suitable…
The Scottish Government, through Marine Directorate (MD) invites tenders from suitable contractors to supply a Framework Pricing Agreement for the maintenance contract (service, calibration and, where necessary, repairs) of several items of Sea-Bird Scientific oceanographic equipment.
What it takes to wini
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Evaluation split and conditions of participation as published; the tender pack may add morei
How this buyer will score bids.
The evaluation criteria and weights exactly as published on the notice, grouped by family (price, quality, social value and so on).
Published sub-criteria (6)
- Understanding and Delivery of Requirements: 40
- Staff Competence, Knowledge and Experience: 30
- Risk, Quality Assurance and Health & Safety: 15
- Fair Work First: 5
- price: 30
- Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10
Published award criteria (6)
- Understanding and Delivery of Requirements: 40%
- Staff Competence, Knowledge and Experience: 30%
- Risk, Quality Assurance and Health & Safety: 15%
- Corporate & Social Responsibilities: 10%
- Fair Work First: 5%
- Price: 30
- Economic & financial standing
This section covers questions 4B1-6 of the SPD (Scotland).
Minimum: 4B1a: Bidders will be required to have a minimum "specific" yearly turnover of 240,000 GBP for the last two years. In the event that the Bidder does not comply with this requirement, they will not be considered any further in this tendering exercise. As evidence for the SPD (Scot… - Technical & professional ability
Details of technical facilities, measures for ensuring quality and quality management procedures.
Minimum: 4C1.2: Bidders will be required to provide three examples over the last five years that demonstrate that they have the relevant experience to deliver the services/supplies as described in the Contract Notice or the relevant section of the site notice. 4C2: Bidders will be require…
- Staff
- Names and qualifications of delivery staff must be submitted
- Price carries 30 of 130 points: a 10% discount moves about 3 points. The method statement decides this lot, not the discount.
- “Framework Agreement for the Service, Calibration and Maintenance of…” is a framework: the contest is a place on its panel, up to 1 suppliers, not a single contract.
Price arithmetic assumes straight proportional scoring; the tender pack may use another formula.
Procedure terms & legal framework
From the official record · publisher note attached- Procedure method
- Open procedure
- Legal basis
- CELEX · 32014L0024 Public Contracts Regulations 2015 (Directive 2014/24/EU)
- Procurement category
- Services
- Notice status
- Closed
- Procurement threshold
- Unspecified in notice
- Regulatory regime
- Standard
- Commercial structure
- Framework agreement
- Who may use this agreement
- Not stated in the notice; call-off rights may be limited to the establishing authority
- Competition type
- Competitive procedure
- GPA / WTO covered
- Yes (GPA)
- Recurring procurement
- No (one-off requirement)
- First published
- 20 May 2026, 16:18 BST
- Last source update
- 18 Jun 2026, 12:16 BST
- Award evaluation window
- 22 Jun 2026 – …
- Authority reference
CASE/693111- FTS notice number
2026/S 000-057519- Classification (CPV)
- Delivery area
- Official registry OCID
ocds-h6vhtk-069dfcFind a Tender
- Electronic trading
- electronic ordering · electronic payment
Publisher note: NOTE: To register your interest in this notice and obtain any additional information please visit the Public Contracts Scotland Web Site at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/Search/Search_Switch.aspx?ID=832539. The buyer has indicated that it will accept electronic responses to this notice via the Postbox facility. A user guide is available at https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/sitehelp/help_guides.aspx. Suppliers are advised to allow adequate time for uploading documents and to dispatch the electronic response well in advance of the closing time to avoid any last minute problems. (SC Ref:832539) Download the ESPD document here: https://www.publiccontractsscotland.gov.uk/ESPD/ESPD_Download.aspx?id=832539
How it was run
Official notice- Appointment period ends
- 6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Submission channel
- {"electronicSubmission"}
- Accepted languages
- en
- Bid validity
- 180 days from the deadline
- Bids opened
- 22 Jun 2026, 12:30 BST
Timeline
18 Jun 2026 → 29 Jul 2026 · 4 dates- Notice published132 days ago18 Jun 2026, 12:16 BST
- Bids opened128 days ago22 Jun 2026, 12:30 BST
- Admission / appointment period ends114 days ago · period end, not a bid countdown6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST
- Contract starts92 days ago29 Jul 2026, 00:00 BST
Notice history
1 event · 2 releases on Find a Tender- Deadline moved to 6 Jul 2026, 12:00 BST18 Jun 2026, 12:16 BST+14 days · was 22 Jun 2026, 12:00 BST
Published amendments (1 · 1 deadline change)
| When | What | Before | After | Shift |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| — | DeadlineTime limit · IV.2.2 | 22 Jun 2026 | 6 Jul 2026 | +14 d |
| — | Contract periodDuration Start · II.2.7 | 29 Jul 2026 | 12 Aug 2026 | +14 d |
| — | Contract periodDuration End · II.2.7 | 28 Jul 2030 | 11 Aug 2030 | +14 d |
| — | Bid openingConditions for opening of tenders · IV.2.7 | 22 Jun 2026 | 7 Jul 2026 | +15 d |
To allow additional time for submission responses
Contracting authority & participating public bodies
Dispute resolution & review bodies
- Sheriff Court HouseReview body
Official documents & specifications
Official links; attachments are not copiedNo document links were published on the notice.